Beady pipefish (Hippichthys penicillus)

Scientific name: Hippichthys penicillus Cantor, 1849

Beady pipefish (Hippichthys penicillus)

The Beady pipefish (Hippichthys penicillus) is a freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, western Persian Gulf (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), north central Indian Ocean, and eastward to Japan and Queensland, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-31

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hippichthys penicillus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: western Persian Gulf (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), north central Indian Ocean, and eastward to Japan and Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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